Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-20vs Tarleton State | 15 | 60 | 4.0 | 1 | 17 | Season-high 60 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 7-56@ Nebraska | 11 | 29 | 2.6 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 26 | 89 | 3.3 | 1 | 17 |
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Austyn Dendy
Sophomore running back for Bowling Green. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 230 lb · Pine Bluff, AR · Pine Bluff HS
Returning to Bowling Green for 2026
The numbers
89
rushing yards · 2026
1 TD · 3.4 per carry
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 60 rush yds, 1 TD, vs Tarleton State
Swing playSwung Bowling Green from 29% to 55% to win.Bowling Green at Eastern Michigan · 27-21
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 running back for Bowling Green. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Missouri in 2024.
- Transferred from Missouri to Bowling Green in 2025.
Austyn Dendy
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Missouri to Bowling Green — the move that set up everything since. One game to point at: 60 rush yds, 1 rush TD against Tarleton State — Week 1, 2026.
89 RUSH YDS · 1 RUSH TD · 26 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Missouri3-star out of Pine Bluff
20255 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Bowling Green
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Eddie George — 4-10 over that span.
2025Bowling Green4-8HC: Eddie George · Run-heavy
2026Bowling Green0-2HC: Eddie George · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (6)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 44.5 YDS/g, 3.3 YPC, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eddie George
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Bowling Green | 26 | 89 | 3.4 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Bowling Green | 108 | 493 | 4.6 | 5 | -- |
| Career | 134 | 582 | 4.3 | 6 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Bowling Green | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Bowling Green | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 1 | -- |
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Tarleton State · 4&1 · Q4 · EPA -4.08(02:12) Shotgun #1 A.Dendy rush middle for 0 yards to the TSU08 (#32 R.Roberts; #1 J.Aubert), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
- Week 1 · Tarleton State · 2&3 · Q2 · EPA +2.21(01:04) Shotgun #1 A.Dendy rush middle for 3 yards gain to the TSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:03 #12 T.Kenner kick attempt good (H: #30 R.Kingston, LS: #56 Q.Jimenez)
- Week 1 · Tarleton State · 4&1 · Q1 · EPA +2.19(02:03) Shotgun #1 A.Dendy rush middle for 2 yards gain to the TSU48 (#1 J.Aubert), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Nebraska · 4&1 · Q3 · EPA +2.00(09:29) No Huddle #1 A.Dendy rush middle for 2 yards gain to the NEB41 (#44 R.Van Poppel; #1 J.Whittington), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Tarleton State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -1.95(12:56) #1 A.Dendy rush middle for 11 yards gain to the BGSU48 fumbled by #1 A.Dendy at BGSU42 forced by #1 J.Aubert recovered by TSU #8 F.Adams at BGSU48, End Of Play
- Week 2 · Nebraska · 3&3 · Q3 · EPA +1.32(13:44) No Huddle #1 A.Dendy rush middle for 4 yards gain to the BG 36 (#24 D.Foster; #4 J.Conn), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Nebraska · 2&4 · Q2 · EPA -0.72(14:59) No Huddle #1 A.Dendy rush middle for 1 yard gain to the BG 32 (#0 O.Chambliss; #26 D.McDougle III)
- Week 1 · Tarleton State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -0.68(04:13) #1 A.Dendy rush middle for 2 yards gain to the BGSU43 (#7 S.Cloud; #22 X.Potts)
- Week 2 · Nebraska · 3&3 · Q2 · EPA -0.58(14:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 A.Dendy rush right for 1 yard loss to the BG 31 (#44 R.Van Poppel)
- Week 1 · Tarleton State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -0.56(14:47) Shotgun #1 A.Dendy rush middle for 0 yards to the BGSU20 (#43 C.Robinson)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Bowling Green
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Bowling Green
Returning around him
- -6% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: -10 net (17 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Bowling Green · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #111 · 2026 recruiting class #75
DNA match
Player DNA
Workhorse
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Greg Garner’s 2021 season.
Matches Greg on
Yards / carry
Receiving share
Weight
Differs from Greg on
Class year (lower)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Jacqez Barksdale’s path through Buffalo.
98%match
#2
Darius Wilson
94%
#4
Ryan Ingram
92%
Matches Jacqez on
Height
Weight
Yards per carry
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Mike Mitchell's freshman season at Utah (2024).
68%match
Matches Mike on
Yards / carry
Receiving share
EPA / carry (adj)
Differs from Mike on
Weight (higher)
Rush TD rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Austyn Dendy
Background
Bowling Green Career Highlights 2026 Athlon Sports Preseason All-MAC Second Team 2026 Phil Steele Preseason All-MAC Third Team 2025 | Redshirt Freshman Joined BGSU in Summer 2025 Appeared in five games, starting in four of them Rushed for 493 for five touchdowns, averaging 98.6 yards per game Als...
The backfield · Bowling Green
- #1Austyn Dendy493 rushing yards · 2025
- #2Nakai Amachree22 rushing yards · 2025
- #44Leo Kemp1 rushing yard · 2025
- #4Ke'Marion Baldwin2 games · 2026
- #21Carson Lovettno box-score line yet
2 more on the roster · Bowling Green team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology